Raw

Raw Lyrics

[Here it comes...]

[Since the far-off days when man first heard a scratchy noise
On a cylindrical drum accompanied by staccato human tones
It has been his aim to add breadth and depth, to give realism
And spaciousness, and, even where it applies, to convey actual movement]

[Verse 2]
Here I am, R-A-W
A terrorist, here to bring trouble to
Phony MC's, I move on and seize
I just conquer and stomp another rapper with ease
Cause I'm at my apex and others are belowNothing but a milliliter, I'm a kilo
Second to none, making MC's runSo don't try to step to me, cause I ain't the one
I relieve rappers just like Tylenol
And they know it, so I don't see why you all
Try to front, perpetrating a stunt
When you know that I'll smoke you up like a bluntI'm genuine like Gucci, raw like sushi
To stage a rage is what rap did to me
To make me want to create chaos and mayhem
Cold rock a party until the A.M
I'll make a muscle, grab the mic and hustle
While you stand dazed and amazed, I bust a
Little rhyme with authority, superiority
And captivate the whole crowd's majority
The rhymes I use definitely amuseBetter than Dynasty, or Hill Street Blues
I'm sure to score adored for more without a flaw
Cause I get raw

About “Raw”

The “Raw” single, released on Prism in late 1987, was Kane’s first real calling card: five minutes of pure, unadulterated braggadocio, with an incredibly Marley-freaked James Brown loop and Kane’s unmistakable, testosterone-charged voice. The single took off, convincing the powers that be at Warner Bros. (who were partnered with Cold Chillin', where most of the Marley Marl/Juice Crew output was placed from the late 1987 onward) that Kane deserved an album.

Big Daddy Kane: When it came to battle rhymes like that, I wrote that kind of stuff all the time. Like my man Murph would say, “Yo, there’s this kid in Bushwick that was talking shit about you and wants to battle.” So i’d start writing rhymes like that. We put the original “Raw” out in the fall of ‘87, on Prism, because Cold Chillin’ was then part of Warner Bros. and Warner Bros. was only interested in Biz,Shante, and Shan at the time. They didn’t really want me at first. After they saw that it was doing good they picked it up for the Colors soundtrack, and that’s when they signed me. Greg Mack in L.A. was bumping it hard on KDAY, and we was finally getting a lot of shows and having the record played in a lot of places.